“…They are metabolic expensive products which may be involved in determining cell shape and cell division, but also may act as protective coats, promoters for cell adhesion, molecular sieves, molecule and ion traps, antifouling coatings, virulence factors in pathogenic organisms (Sleytr, Schuster, Egelseer, & Pum, 2014), and as a scaffold for the external display of other proteins or glycoproteins (Klotz, O'Flaherty, Goh, & Barrangou, 2017). Slps have a significant role as adhesins, which interact with different moieties in the intestinal tissue, and as immunomodulators and protective molecules under environmental stressful conditions (Beganović, et al, 2011b;Uroić, et al, 2016). Moreover, Slps can be used as the carriers of antigens or other important molecules, and therefore are good candidates for health-related applications (Hynönen & Palva, 2013).…”